Mike Breen
ESPN play-by-play announcer and lifelong Knicks fan
Mike Breen (ESPN play-by-play announcer and lifelong Knicks fan) has appeared as a guest on 1 episode in TMT. Topics they speak about most include New York Knicks, 1994 NBA Finals, 2026 NBA playoffs.
In their words
Positions and remarks grouped by topic, each with the exact quote and where it was said.
New York Knicks
Breen described Knicks coach Mike Brown as the most collaborative coach he has seen.
“Mike Brown, he's the most collaborative coach I've ever watched in covering the NBA”
Pardon My Take: Spurs Win Game 7, Knicks and Finals With Mike Breen, SCF With Keith Yandle Plus Who’s Back Of The Week (Jun 1, 2026) · Listen from 1:24:10
Breen said a title would put Jalen Brunson in the conversation among Knicks greats but ranking him ahead of Frazier or Ewing may be premature.
“he's in the conversation as one of the greats. Can I put him ahead of Clyde or Patrick Ewing? I think that might be early, even though he wins the title”
Pardon My Take: Spurs Win Game 7, Knicks and Finals With Mike Breen, SCF With Keith Yandle Plus Who’s Back Of The Week (Jun 1, 2026) · Listen from 1:20:29
Breen said that despite being a Knicks fan, he would call the Finals neutrally.
“But I will be neutral in terms of how I call the game”
Pardon My Take: Spurs Win Game 7, Knicks and Finals With Mike Breen, SCF With Keith Yandle Plus Who’s Back Of The Week (Jun 1, 2026) · Listen from 1:15:01
1994 NBA Finals
Breen recounted that, unable to see whether Starks's 1994 Game 6 shot was a three, he nearly ruined a historic call.
“there was such potential to completely destroy what would have been one of the great moments in the history of New York sports”
Pardon My Take: Spurs Win Game 7, Knicks and Finals With Mike Breen, SCF With Keith Yandle Plus Who’s Back Of The Week (Jun 1, 2026) · Listen from 1:35:07
2026 NBA playoffs
Breen argued the NBA Cup final between the Knicks and Spurs would have no bearing on the Finals.
“I love the NBA Cup, but its impact on this series is nil”
Pardon My Take: Spurs Win Game 7, Knicks and Finals With Mike Breen, SCF With Keith Yandle Plus Who’s Back Of The Week (Jun 1, 2026) · Listen from 1:36:41
San Antonio Spurs
Breen identified the defensive pressure of Castle and Harper as the Knicks' biggest challenge.
“And those guys are so tenacious defensively. They put a lot of pressure on the opposing point guards, opposing shooting guards”
Pardon My Take: Spurs Win Game 7, Knicks and Finals With Mike Breen, SCF With Keith Yandle Plus Who’s Back Of The Week (Jun 1, 2026) · Listen from 1:25:47
Appearances
Spurs Win Game 7, Knicks and Finals With Mike Breen, SCF With Keith Yandle Plus Who’s Back Of The WeekPardon My Take · Jun 1, 2026 · 2 h 29 min
The Pardon My Take crew reacts to the Spurs' Game 7 win over the Thunder, then interviews Mike Breen on the NBA Finals and Keith Yandle on the Stanley Cup Final.
Discussed in
World Cup With Roger Bennett, 2X National Champ Alex Karaban, Knicks Parade, Ronaldo vs Messi And Fyre Fest Of The WeekPardon My Take · Jun 19, 2026 · 2 h 32 min
Pardon My Take hosts recap the Knicks parade and Trae Young's opt-out, talk World Cup with Roger Bennett, and interview UConn champion Alex Karaban before the NBA draft.
A Spurs Fumble, CarusoMania, Brunson’s Mega-Rise and a Knicks Appreciation With Tim Legler and Brian KoppelmanThe Bill Simmons Podcast · May 27, 2026 · 1 h 45 min
Bill Simmons and Tim Legler break down Thunder-Spurs Game 5 and the Knicks' Finals run, then Brian Koppelman reflects on the Knicks reaching the NBA Finals.
Often appears with
- Dan Katz · 1 shared episode
- PFT Commenter · 1 shared episode
- Keith Yandle · 1 shared episode
- Zach · 1 shared episode
- Memes · 1 shared episode
- Hank Lockwood · 1 shared episode
- Max Delente · 1 shared episode